ThreatExpert's awareness of the file "scandisk.dll":

Across all ThreatExpert reports, the file "scandisk.dll" was mostly identified as a threat.

File "scandisk.dll" has the following statistics:

Total number of reports analysed	611,932
Number of cases that involved the file "scandisk.dll"	214
Number of incidents when this file was found to be a threat	200
Statistical volume of cases when "scandisk.dll" was a threat	93%

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The file "scandisk.dll" is known to be created under the following filenames:

%Profiles%\default user\ntload.dll

%Profiles%\default user\start menu\programs\startup\scandisk.dll

%Profiles%\localservice\ntload.dll

%Profiles%\localservice\ntuser.dll

%Profiles%\networkservice\ntload.dll

%Programs%\startup\scandisk.dll

%System%\calc.dll

%System%\notepad.dll

%Temp%\calc.dll

%Temp%\ntload.dll

%Temp%\rundll32.dll

%UserProfile%\ntload.dll

%UserProfile%\ntuser.dll

%UserProfile%\protect.dll

%Windir%\temp\ntload.dll

%Windir%\temp\rundll32.dll

Notes:

%Profiles% is a variable that refers to the file system directory containing user profile folders. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings.
%Programs% is a variable that refers to the file system directory that contains the user's program groups. A typical path is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Start Menu\Programs.
%System% is a variable that refers to the System folder. By default, this is C:\Windows\System (Windows 95/98/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (Windows NT/2000), or C:\Windows\System32 (Windows XP).
%Temp% is a variable that refers to the temporary folder in the short path form. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Temp\ (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%UserProfile% is a variable that specifies the current user's profile folder. By default, this is C:\Documents and Settings\[UserName] (Windows NT/2000/XP).
%Windir% is a variable that refers to the Windows installation folder. By default, this is C:\Windows or C:\Winnt.

The file "scandisk.dll" has the following possible country of origin:

Origin		Number of Incidents
	Russian Federation	47

The following threats are known to be associated with the file "scandisk.dll":

Threat Alias	Number of Incidents
Trojan:Win32/Opachki.A [Microsoft]	3,511
Packed.Generic.271 [Symantec]	2,440
HeurEngine.MaliciousPacker [PC Tools]	2,400
Mal/FakeAV-BX [Sophos]	2,390
Packed.Win32.Katusha [Ikarus]	2,385
Packed.Win32.Katusha.j [Kaspersky Lab]	2,385
Packed.Win32.Krap.ah [Kaspersky Lab]	1,738
Infostealer [Symantec]	1,453
Generic.dx!lne [McAfee]	1,113
Mal/EncPk-MA, Mal/FakeDouf-B [Sophos]	995
Packed.Win32.Krap [Ikarus]	891
Trojan-PSW.Generic [PC Tools]	838
Trojan.CryptRedol [Ikarus]	676
Generic.dx!hca [McAfee]	621
Mal/EncPk-LT, Mal/FakeAV-BX, Mal/FakeDouf-B, Mal/EncPk-MA [Sophos]	404
Mal/Generic-A [Sophos]	270
Trojan.Win32.Opachki [Ikarus]	193
Trojan Horse [Symantec]	143
Mal/FakeAV-BX, Mal/TibsPk-A [Sophos]	66
Win-Trojan/Opachki.22528 [AhnLab]	64
Trojan.Win32.Scar.adgt [Kaspersky Lab]	49
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.bjju [Kaspersky Lab]	22
Generic Downloader.z [McAfee]	16
Trojan.Win32.Scar.abus [Kaspersky Lab]	15
Gen.Trojan [Ikarus]	12
Trojan.Generic [PC Tools]	9
Generic.dx!ico [McAfee]	8
Generic.dx!fya [McAfee]	7
Trojan.FakeAlert.smdo [PC Tools]	5
Backdoor.Graybird [PC Tools]	4
Backdoor.Graybird [Symantec]	4
Trojan.Win32.Pakes [Ikarus]	4
Trojan.Win32.Pakes.nst [Kaspersky Lab]	4
Trojan.Win32.Scar.aakg [Kaspersky Lab]	4
Win-Trojan/Agent.24064.OL [AhnLab]	4
Trojan.Win32.Agent2.cnpu [Kaspersky Lab]	2
Generic.dx!jfw [McAfee]	1
Mal/EncPk-IF, Mal/FakeDouf-A [Sophos]	1
Mal/FakeDouf-A [Sophos]	1
Trojan.Win32.Agent2 [Ikarus]	1
Trojan.Win32.Scar.yeu [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Win32.Scar.ygv [Kaspersky Lab]	1
Trojan.Win32.Scar.znd [Kaspersky Lab]	1